Who are these likely voters, anyway?
After Labor Day, most pollsters start to apply “likely voter screens,” in which they attempt to identify respondents who are not just registe...
Senate: 48 Dem | 52 Rep (range: 47-52)
Control: R+2.9% from toss-up
Generic polling: Tie 0.0%
Control: Tie 0.0%
Harris: 265 EV (239-292, R+0.3% from toss-up)
Moneyball states: President NV PA NC
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Zogby’s projections, which resemble mine, are here. Here is a plot of afternoon exit polls against my last poll margins. As you can see, most of the data points fall around Kerry +3%, the assumption that went into my final projection. However, the gender breakdown is 59F-41M, suggesting a biased sample, and thus indicating a problem with my assumption. However, as you all know, much depends on FL and OH. The partial returns for FL (77% of precincts reporting) indicate Bush – does anyone know if these include early voting, absentee and overseas? Overseas and absentee may not be counted until Thursday. Early votes – probably counted.
